King Edgar (959-975) became known as “the Peaceable”. As the great grandson of Alfred the Great, he inherited a largely stable kingdom. However, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is fulsome in its praise of Edgar, some of which must surely have been deserved :

“His reign was prosperous and God granted him
To live his days in peace; he did his duty,
And laboured zealously in its performance.
Far and wide he exalted God’s praise
And delighted in His law, improving the security
Of his people more than all the kings
Who were before him within the memory of man.